Attorney General William Barr’s summary of the Mueller reports says: [T]he Special Counsel did not find that the Trump campaign, or anyone associated with it, conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in these efforts, despite multiple offers from Russian-affiliated individuals to assist the Trump campaign. Yet the Trump campaign seemed shockingly and unpatriotically open … Read more
Attorney General William Barr has issued a brief letter summarizing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report. The New York Times reports, Mueller Finds No Trump-Russia Conspiracy but Stops Short of Exonerating President on Obstruction of Justice: The investigation led by Robert S. Mueller III found that neither President Trump nor any of his aides conspired or … Read more
Curious. Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed his long-awaited report on a Friday at the close of business — the proverbial Friday night news dump — when much of the nation was transfixed with the NCAA mens basketball tournament, aka March Madness. Curiouser still, the Department of Justice announced that Mueller won’t recommend further Russia probe … Read more
Monday was the deadline for some 81 individuals and organizations to comply with a request for documents from the House Judiciary Committee. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Judiciary Committee chairman says he has received tens of thousands of documents in Trump investigation: Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said in a statement that he was … Read more
One of the oddest attacks on Michael Cohen last week came from “Gym” Jordan (R-OH): “This might be the first time someone convicted of lying to Congress has appeared again so quickly in front of Congress.” This carefully worded statement is true, only because there is little precedent for someone convicted of the specific crime of … Read more